Cocktails with Abbott's bitters
Abbott’s was a Baltimore brand of aromatic cocktail bitters, made until the 1950s; today’s bottles are recreations. Like other aromatic bitters, it is a concentrated spiced seasoning added in dashes.
ABV44%The alcohol is negligible in the drink, since bitters are used only in dashes.
How it's used
A couple of dashes add warm, spiced bitterness, mostly to stirred drinks built on whiskey, gin or vermouth.
Substitutes for Abbott's bitters
Recreated Abbott's (Tempus Fugit or Bob's)
The closest swap, dash for dash.
The usual stand-in, also dash for dash. The drink loses some of Abbott's nutmeg and cinnamon warmth.
Dash for dash, it makes the drink brighter and less warm.
Storage
Closed and out of the light, it keeps for years.
